"'above the fray' in the international front of the war on terror, and it shouldn't do so at home"
You hit it.....Karen Hughes was confirmed by the Senate to fill a new position where she is to coordinate efforts to "win the hearts & minds of the Arab world" .....while there is little effort to keep up spirits at home.
It is not enough to have only President GWB & a few select members of the administration speak out. Why tiptoe around terrified we'll be accused of using propaganda, jingoism, marketing & sales to reinforce US policy in the WOT? We are in a world where news is on cable 24/7 and, instead of stories of heroic liberators & the grateful people they saved, instead of knowing the names of these defenders of freedom, the majority of NAMES in the news are those of missing persons, celebrities in a crisis and scandals. My suspicion is that these returning heroes and the families of the fallen would be willing to help.....they did in WWII with War Bond rallies, patriotic movies and ads and we need it again.
The progressive left doesn't hesitate to use propaganda, etc. to further their anti American goals, why should we?
In WWII they had posters and public campaigns along the lines of CARELESS TALK COSTS LIVES, the government should go back and update some of those messages on billboards, TV spots and Internet banners. My suggestion: WHEN YOU STAND AGAINST THE ARMY YOU STAND WITH BIN LADEN. The left have their inane slogans posted everywhere, but we're fighting the home front with one, if not both, hands tied behind our back.